The National CCTV Strategy...

The Strategy supports and develops recommendations that will deliver:

1. effective, well managed CCTV, taking into account the role of the CCTV industry and the views of the public

2. best practice for partnerships between local authorities, CCTV operators, police officers and the emergency services - offering better protection to the public both as a deterrent and in the investigation of crime

3. better standards in CCTV operation and in the presentation of imagery

For more information on the National CCTV Strategy and its recommendations please click here

Kings Lynn CCTV and the East of England Ambulance Service have undertaken quite a unique approach in ensuring members of the public within the town centre recieve care when its needed without unneccessary delays.

In Kings Lynn Town Centre the Cycle Response Unit can arrive on scene within two or three minutes of most calls.

The benefits include:

 

Easy access to pedestrian areasCan stand down any unnecessary ambulance call outsImprove response times within Kings LynnIncrease Public awareness of the ambulance serviceCan cover local events i.e. The Grand East Anglia Run

The Bicycle Paramedics can be mobilised to incidents in two ways either by the 999 system or if the CCTV operators see an incident in the town. If any of the shop security staff see a medical incident they can call CCTV on their radios and they will call the Bicycle Paramedics direct on the radio.

There have had several incidents in the town precinct now where they have been notified by CCTV control staff. The Bicycle Paramedics have arrived on scene on some occasions while the caller is still on the phone to ambulance control.

The average response time in the town centre precinct is about 3 minutes depending where the Cycle Response Unit is and where the incident is. They average about five jobs a day but have done up to eight, which matches the workload of an ambulance or rapid response car.

If you would like to know more on the Bicycle Response Team, click here to go to their website or you can contact the Kings Lynn CCTV Manager Karl Weeks on 01553 616219 or email karl.weeks@west-norfolk.gov.uk